Saturday - we ended up picking up Wendy's since we were out of town shoppingSunday - we went out to dinner for Simon's birthday after the air showMonday - BLT salad and breadsticksTuesday - hot dogs and beansWednesday - Simon's night to cookThursday - kielbasa hot dish and cheesecake (Simon's request - his birthday)Friday - fish fillets, waffle fries and coleslaw

Looking at that - I usually cook more from scratch and less convenience foods/meals out...this was not a stellar nutritional week for us.

With all our traveling, meal planning has been sporadic. When I cook, we usually have enough for a day or two of leftovers, a partial meal anyway. Latest was grilled BBQ chops and bratwurst,forkhook beans, baked sweet potatoes, Mac & cheeses and sliced tomatoes. We were feeding my brothers neighbor, and meal was much larger than normal.

Yesterday was steak, baked potato and a salad with lots of fresh fruit in it.

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Monday -- RoseMarie ChickenTuesday -- probably frozen pizza as Eric will be the only one eating!Wednesday -- hot little ham sandwiches and mac and cheeseThursday -- Crockpot chickenFriday -- eat with my parents since there is a football game and Emma and I won't go home after school/workSaturday -- good question!

One thing I have been doing in 2015 is making a new recipe every month. (I know I should be making a lot more than one new recipe a month, but I don't want to stress myself out!). We have gotten some new good meals that way, one of our favorites being chicken parmesan. I am open to desserts, breakfast goods, sides, etc. I will have to continue this into 2016 as well.

Well - with the boys gone, my cooking has changed drastically. We eat a lot of salads, soup and other "light" stuff. I've gotten quite lazy.

Esme - I used to try a new recipe a week when I was cooking full steam. I found that anything "new" was received with lukewarm reviews the first time I cooked it. But a few of them made it past that trial run and are now staples. And it was a good exercise that makes me think about cooking different things to get out of ruts.

Everything does certainly change as the kids leave home. We find that we mostly grill, many times the entire meal. I have a wok style veggie basket that I fill with chunked and seasoned veggies and grill alongside whatever meat we're cooking. I will plan for leftovers, sometimes making fresh sides. We generally eat lighter.